[BroJoeK]

mass55th: "Trump was a Democrat for 8 years, from 2001 to 2009, which you will note was during George W. Bush's terms."

Thanks for correcting my hazy memory. 😉

I see now that Trump was not a committed Republican between 1999 and 2012, and during the period 1991 to 2009, six of his companies filed for bankruptcy protection.

So, it could easily be that my first hazy memory of Trump happened while he was a Democrat, a playboy and having financial difficulties -- hence the possibly apocryphal story of his wife and the homeless man.

mass55th: "If you're going to make a claim, at least make sure you have your facts right.
I was a Democrat once too, many years ago...."

I've never voted for a Democrat in my life, though must confess to having voted in my very first election, in 1968, for a third-party candidate, as opposed to either Humphrey or Nixon.
Yes, I did it for the 100% valid reason of hoping to impress a lovely young lady with my liberal credentials.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, it didn't work, and I never did that again. 🤣

[JonPreston]

The fact that Trump spent most of his adult life outside of the Republican Party is why he is embraced by the nation.

[mass55th]

"Thanks for correcting my hazy memory."

That wasn't hazy memory. That was deliberate disinformation. If you actually cared about providing true facts, you would have verified your info before throwing it out there. It's called credibility, and you obviously don't care about yours.